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The Thief Lord

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Welcome to the magical underworld of Venice, Italy. Here, hidden canals and crumbling rooftops shelter runaways and children with incredible secrets....

After escaping from their cruel aunt and uncle, orphans Prosper and Bo meet a mysterious boy who calls himself the "Thief Lord." Clever and charming, the Thief Lord leads a band of street children who enjoy making mischief....more

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Published 2003 by The Chicken House (first published 2000)

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Jul 23, 2011 Kwesi 章英狮 rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: owned, cornelia-funke, 2011

This book did not work well to me, Cornelia Funke gave me another headache after reading her Inkheart series which I thought will be one of my favorites since the movie was great. I did like the movie very much and I dug a hole 6 feet under for the whole series not be seen by my eyes again. Well, I think I broke one of the important rules of reading and watching book-tie-in stuff. I did watch the movie before the book so that made things worst but I was hoping not.

The last time I remember readin...more

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Jun 11, 2009 e.c.h.a rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: children, fantasi, dunia-digenggaman-ku, milik-sendiri, persahabatan, tak-lekang-dimakan-zaman, favorites

Orang dewasa tidak ingat lagi, bagaimana rasanya,
menjadi anak-anak.
Walaupun mereka mengaku begitu.
Mereka tidak tahu lagi. Percayalah padaku.
Mereka sudah lupa semuanya.
Betapa dunia dahulu berkesan lebih besar bagi mereka.
Betapa repotnya memanjat ke atas kursi.
Bagaimana rasanya kalau harus selalu menengadah?
Lupa.
Mereka tidak tahu lagi.
Kau pun akan melupakannya.
Kadang-kadang orang dewasa bercerita, betapa indahnya
ketika mereka masih anak-anak.
Mereka bahkan bermimpi menjadi anak-anak lagi.
Tetapi apa...more

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Aug 19, 2007 Peter added it

Shelves: tutoring

Book of the Year Awards... Really? Is it unsympathetic of me to think that this book is... childish? How reductive should authors of children's lit be?

I've been working with a young student this summer, and The Thief Lord, by Cornelia Funke, is a big favorite on the sixth grade circuit. This particular boy had chosen it for summer reading, and so I picked up a copy for myself.

Enh.

Billed as a "fantastical journey" through "the magical underworld of Venice, Italy", The Thief Lord follows a pair of...more

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Sep 25, 2007 Jackie "the Librarian" rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Venice lovers

Shelves: childrensbooks, fantasy

It's a great fantasy: Let's run away to Venice, and hide out in an old movie theater. We can dye our hair blonde, so no one will ever find us!
In a way, this is a European version of From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, with siblings running away to a place stuffed with antiquities, and getting mixed up in an art mystery. I guess Victor the detective must have the Mrs. Frankweiler role.
I didn't expect the touch of fantasy at the end. I'd love to read a sequel to find out what ha...more

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Dec 28, 2011 Sandee rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Those who are child-at-heart

Recommended to Sandee by: jzhunagev

Shelves: fantasy, kids-book

Venice would be one of the places I'd visit before I die.
The story of The Thief Lord weaved wonderfully with the gorgeous city of Venice.
If this story had been in a different location it might not have been as appealing.
I love it when a book takes me to places I have never been before.
I rarely travel so that factor is very important to me.
This book did just that.
It took me straight to Venice.
Not only did it take me to Venice, I felt like I was right in the midst of the story.
Like I was one of th...more

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Aug 19, 2012 Jason Golomb rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: adventure, fantasy, italy, mystery, venice, young-adult

Cornelia Funke's young-adult classic, "The Thief Lord" is a wonderful amalgam of Annie, Harry Potter, Oliver Twist and Peter Pan based in the true-to-life fantasy-land of Venice, Italy.

The story centers around the run away brothers Prosper and Bo, whose mother recently passed away but left her boys with vivid stories of a city without streets and only canals, boats instead of cars, and palaces interspersed with a never-ending maze of teetering homes. Their Aunt Esther is only interested in adopt...more Cornelia Funke's young-adult classic, "The Thief Lord" is a wonderful amalgam of Annie, Harry Potter, Oliver Twist and Peter Pan based in the true-to-life fantasy-land of Venice, Italy.

The story centers around the run away brothers Prosper and Bo, whose mother recently passed away but left her boys with vivid stories of a city without streets and only canals, boats instead of cars, and palaces interspersed with a never-ending maze of teetering homes. Their Aunt Esther is only interested in adopting the younger Bo, and when faced with the prospect of being separated, the boys run from their native Germany to the Venice of their mother's bedtime tales.

The boys hook up with a colorful band of other homeless children, led by the enigmatic leader Scipio, known as The Thief Lord. Using a recently abandoned movie theater as their home, the children have carved out a reasonable existence for themselves, until Aunt Esther employs Venice detective Victor Getz to track down Prosper and Bo.

The homeless children engender the Lost Boys from Peter Pan, while a combination of character qualities encapsulate Peter Pan himself. The story is actually quite simple and reads very quickly at almost 350 pages.

My 7th-grade son read the book in advance of our family trip to Venice and couldn't wait for me to read it as well. My 4th grader shouldn't have any problem with the readability and concepts, and I think even my High Schooler will enjoy the simple innocence of the characters as well as the solidly colorful sense of Venice that Funke provides. The sweet spot for the story is probably high-reading 4th graders through 6th grade. And I'd highly recommend this for any children traveling to Venice.

There's a rather dramatic shift towards fantasy in the last third of the book. It took me by surprise, since the first two-thirds are quite realistic and down to earth. At first thrown off and not particularly appreciating the shift, I've found myself thinking about the conclusions and simple messages of the story and found myself rather liking it.

While rich with the emotions of the homeless children, Prosper and Scipio in particular, the story is very appropriate for most ages, with no violence, and clear children's-story morality.(less)

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May 25, 2011 Melisa Mariani rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: children

Selamat datang di Venezia, Kota Rembulan! Di sini anda akan dibuai dengan semilir angin Venezia saat anda menyusuri kanal-kanal dengan gondola, sambil menikmati keindahan bangunan-bangunan eksotik! Namun awasi selalu dompet, kamera, dan perhiasan anda terutama bila anda berjalan melewati Lapangan Markus, jika anda tidak ingin barang-barang berharga anda berpindah tangan ke Pangeran Pencuri dan komplotannya!

Apa? Anda belum mendengar tentang Pangeran Pencuri? Dia bukan Robin Hood, tentu saja. Pang...more Selamat datang di Venezia, Kota Rembulan! Di sini anda akan dibuai dengan semilir angin Venezia saat anda menyusuri kanal-kanal dengan gondola, sambil menikmati keindahan bangunan-bangunan eksotik! Namun awasi selalu dompet, kamera, dan perhiasan anda terutama bila anda berjalan melewati Lapangan Markus, jika anda tidak ingin barang-barang berharga anda berpindah tangan ke Pangeran Pencuri dan komplotannya!

Apa? Anda belum mendengar tentang Pangeran Pencuri? Dia bukan Robin Hood, tentu saja. Pangeran Pencuri adalah pencuri paling lihai seantero Venezia, atau setidaknya ia ingin dianggap demikian. Diantara kita saja (ini rahasia), sang Pangeran Pencuri sebenarnya adalah seorang remaja misterius dengan rambut dikuncir yang suka mengenakan jaket panjang hitam dan sepatu bot berhak tinggi, dan tak lupa topeng menyeramkan yang mirip burung pembawa kematian. Nama aslinya adalah Scipio, dan ia memiliki teman-teman yang ia pelihara lewat hasil mencuri, mereka adalah Riccio si Rambut Landak, si hitam Mosca, dan seorang anak perempuan yang dipanggil Tawon. Mereka semua, kecuali Scipio sendiri, tinggal di sebuah bangunan eks bioskop bernama STELLA, namun mereka memanggil tempat itu Istana Bintang.

Sssst, belakangan, ada dua tambahan dalam rombongan anak-anak jalanan itu, mereka adalah kakak-beradik Prosper dan Bo. Prosper dan Bo yang malang sudah yatim piatu, dan paman dan bibi mereka, Max dan Esther Hartlieb, hendak mengangkat si kecil Bo sebagai anak mereka, dan memasukkan Prosper ke sekolah asrama. Tak mau berpisah dengan adik semata wayangnya, Prosper melarikan mereka berdua ke Venezia, kota yang begitu dicintai mendiang ibu mereka.

Tahu bahwa Prosper dan Bo mungkin lari ke Venezia, Bibi Hartlieb menyewa jasa seorang detektif lokal bernama Victor Getz untuk melacak keberadaan mereka. Benar saja, tak lama setelah itu Victor bertemu dengan Prosper dan Bo yang telah menyamarkan penampilan, bersama ketiga teman mereka. Namun alih-alih menangkap kakak beradik itu, Victor malah dikerjai oleh anak-anak jalanan itu sampai-sampai ia dibawa ke kantor polisi!

Sementara itu, melalui Barbarossa, seorang pemilik toko barang antik yang tamak, Pangeran Pencuri mendapat tawaran dari seorang Conte untuk mencuri sesuatu baginya di sebuah rumah di Campo Santa Margherita. Imbalan sang ditawarkan sang Conte begitu menggiurkan sehingga Scipio menyanggupi untuk melakukan pekerjaan itu, walau akhirnya ia tahu bahwa barang yang harus mereka curi hanyalah sepotong kayu tua berbentuk sayap. Dengan berani mereka memasuki rumah itu dan tertangkap basah oleh sang tuan rumah, seorang fotografer wanita terkenal bernama Ida Spavento! Untunglah, Ida seorang wanita baik hati yang tidak serta merta melaporkan mereka ke polisi. Alih-alih, ia menceritakan kisah yang sulit dipercaya mengenai sepotong sayap yang ada dirumahnya itu, dan bahkan berkomplot dengan anak-anak bandel itu untuk mengetahui siapa yang membayar mereka untuk mencuri sayapnya. Begitu banyak petualangan yang mereka jalani! Akankah Victor Getz menangkap Prosper dan Bo dan mengembalikan mereka ke bibi yang begitu mereka benci? Benda apakah sebenarnya sayap kayu itu? Siapa sebenarnya si Pangeran Pencuri? Dan bagaimana nasib Tawon, Mosca, dan Riccio selanjutnya?

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Hal yang paling memukau mengenai novel anak Pangeran Pencuri ini adalah kemampuan pengarangnya, Cornelia Funke, untuk mendeskripsikan seluk-beluk kota Venezia yang eksotik. Dari jalanan ke gedung-gedung, dari kanal-kanal ke laguna luas dan pulau-pulau misterius. Karakter tokoh-tokohnya beraneka warna mulai Scipio yang ngebos, Prosper yang cerdik, Bo yang polos, Tawon yang ceria namun menutupi jati dirinya, Barbarossa yang tamak, dan Victor si detektif yang sering sial. Adegan demi adegan dalam buku yang sarat petualangan ini bergulir dengan mulus dan ilustrasi-ilustrasi karya penulis yang menghiasi halaman-halaman buku menjadi nilai tambah novel anak yang dapat dinikmati segala usia ini.

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Jan 16, 2008 T Wattles rated it 2 of 5 stars Recommends it for: people who enjoy mysteries

The Thief lord by Cornelia Funke was a pretty good book. This book tells a story of two young boys(Bo and Prosper) who run away and decide to hide from there care givers with a group of misfit runaways in an abandon theatre. In the under belly of Venice, Italy. They get into some sticky situations and have to steal to get money and survive. Including having a wealthy client send the gang on a very special mission. There are many characters include Prosper, Bo, Hornet and the Thief Lord himself...more

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Dec 09, 2008 Tamlynn rated it 3 of 5 stars

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I hate hate hate it when a book introduces magic 3/4ths of the way through! I like fantasy, thats not the problem. But the ordinary people are supposed to discover the magic at the beginning of the book. You know, the children run through a mysterious old house in the country, hide in a wardrobe, and bam! they're in Narnia. Perfect. Don't try and tell me a realistic story and then suddenly change/solve everything with magic that the characters just accept and move on. I was adoring...more

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Feb 20, 2008 Jana Winkler rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: any young readers

Recommended to Jana by: book shop guy

This book is an amazing story by Cornelia Funke. The book consist of three stories that wind together. Prosper and Bo have run away from their homes in Germany to Venice. In order to see what their diseased mom had told them about the city and to escape from their aunt Esther, who is interested in adopting Bo.
In Venice they meet a group of children that live in an empty cinema. And that are cared for by the lord of the thieves. But who is he?? Meanwhile, Aunt Esther and her horrible husband have...more

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Sep 04, 2008 Helena rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is an extremely good book. I recommend any one who likes Action or Suspense books to read this book. Here is a summary: Prosper and Bo escape from there aunt and uncle Esther's house, and go to Venice. There mother and father died, and when they did, the only relatives available for a child were their aunt and uncle. But they only want the younger brother, Bo, age 6. Prosper has acted like a father to Bo ever since their parents died. Venice is a big place with a bunch of abandoned houses....more

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Sep 14, 2008 Alicia Nabors rated it 5 of 5 stars

I loved this book a lot. I was disapointed when I finished the book. I wanted to know what happened to "The Thief Lord".
After he went on the mmarry-go-round, I alwways wonder what could have happened to him. I love Bo and Prop. They are intresting characters. The love between them is very strong. Barbarossa is one of my least favorite character, besides Esther. He didn't learn anything when he turned into a shrink. This was my first book from this auther. I think I'll read more of her books. I l...more

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Feb 24, 2008 Heather rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: children in grades 3-6

Recommended to Heather by: taylor, i thought, but it was really myself (joke)

Shelves: realistic-fict, children, favorite-books

Terrific story about a couple of orphan boys (how come all the good kids' books have orphans in them?) who run away from their aunt and end up in Venice on the streets. They end up living in an old dilapidated theater with other orphans, the leader of whom is known as The Thief Lord. While the two boys try to evade a pesky detective, the Thief Lord tries to make a name for himself. The boys run through the streets of Venice and find mysteries along the way. This is a good book for boys who like...more

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Mar 25, 2008 Iida rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: four-stars

I read The Thief Lord two years back when I was in Venice for skiing holiday. The book is excellent, and combined with the right surroundings I was smitten.

Venice in the winter is misty and dreamy, and when we walked around the city, I could almost see the Thief Lord running around with his friends, cunningly planning their theft, getting more and more mixed up in the plots of grown-ups around them. Funke's storytelling is wonderful, her characters believable, and, for a children's book, The Th...more

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Apr 16, 2013 Elisha Priebe rated it 2 of 5 stars

I didn't enjoy this book that much because I didn't feel the connection to the characters which is crucial for me to really enjoy a book. It wasn't very interesting at the beginning and I was tempted to just put the book down for good. I decided to give it one more try and that's when things got slightly interesting. And this was at least halfway through the book, probably more!!!!! I really thoroughly enjoyed Cornelia Funk's series Inkheart so I was quite disappointed when The Thief Lord did no...more

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Jan 03, 2012 Melanie rated it 3 of 5 stars

Cornelia Funke does a wonderful job of telling the amazing story of Proper and Bo, orphans who have escaped to Venice, Italy based on their late mother's fantastical descriptions of the city. Luckily, before Bo and Prosper freeze or starve to death, an already formed band of street children take them in and allow them to live with them in an abandoned movie theatre. Prosper and Bo soon learn that these children are cared for by a child close to their own age who calls himself "The Thief Lord." B...more

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Dec 21, 2011 Emily rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: children-s-chapter, fantasy

German author Cornelia Funke makes a name for herself in the ranks of children’s fantasy authors with The Thief Lord. Although Funke’s novel has elements of fantasy, it is set in the very real world of Vienna and centers around a group of children who have no magical powers or special abilities – in fact, the children are simply a group of orphans and runaways headed by the Thief Lord, as thirteen year old Scipio prefers to call himself. The children get tangled up in a plot to steal, of all thi...more

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Mar 05, 2009 Jamie rated it 5 of 5 stars

I was told to start with this book, but began with Inkheart instead. Inkheart is entirely of a different variety, totally magical, but this one is destined to be the classic. Set in the streets of Venice, this book has it all: Italian culture, street savvy kids, the Robin Hood-like notion of stealing from the rich to give to the poor, all the while echoing a sort of Les Miserables-like Griviche type thing.
Everybody loves a gang of orphans! These orphans live in a run down movie theater and rule...more

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Feb 15, 2009 **Gracie** rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: "Inkheart" Fans

Recommended to **Gracie** by: My Sister

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Prosper and Bo are orphans from Italy. When their mother dies, Bo, who is only 5 years old, is sent off to live with their horrible aunt and uncle, while Prosper, being 12, is sent of to boarding school. Devastated at being separated, the boys plan for Prosper to "kidnap" Bo and to then run away to Venice, where they would have moved had their mother not died. Prosper is firmly against stealing, but is often forced to for the two boys to survive. They are getting on quite poorly until a mysterio...more

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Feb 10, 2009 Nikki rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: children-s-and-ya, fantasy

When I read the translations of Cornelia Funke's books (so the Inkworld books and this...) I feel like there's something missing. It might have got lost in translation or it might not have been there in the first place, but whichever it is, something doesn't feel quite right about this. There are some lovely descriptions and ideas in Cornelia Funke's work, it just somehow doesn't appeal to me. And I know her work is targeted at younger people, but I read plenty of YA lit and it doesn't have this...more

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Feb 08, 2009 James rated it 3 of 5 stars

The Thief Lord has many dark elements: the plight of street children, the tragedy of having loveless parents, the tragedy of having no parents at all, and the dangers of living in a criminal underworld. Funke touches upon the dark histories of Scipio and Hornet, but never does more than imply. In many cases this works very well. The way that Funke hints at Hornet’s backstory through quick references, and subtle nuances in the girl’s character develops a story in the reader’s mind that is harsher...more

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Jan 18, 2009 Suhail rated it 5 of 5 stars

“The Thief Lord” is an interesting book because of the two main characters, Prosper and Bo who are brothers. Prosper is the older one and Bo is the younger brother. The brother’s parents have died and now they are currently living with their Aunt Esther who is going to send them to a boarding school. Prosper and Bo decided to leave for Venice and they meet a mysterious character that names himself “The Thief Lord”. The two brothers engage in crime to feed themselves with “The Thief Lord”. They e...more

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Jun 15, 2013 Ricardo rated it 5 of 5 stars

You will notice that nearly all children books from outside the US are always written without lowering the level of vocabulary and violence. I read American authors, and then I read from, say, Germany, and there you have uncensored fun. They actually use a gun here in this book, and its for children. They never take a moment to warn against them, because a child likely knows, or will see. They treat kids like their smart, and that's because they are.

This was my first Cornelia Funke book. I have...more

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Jun 05, 2013 Marica rated it 2 of 5 stars

This is an incredibly well-written novel from an author whose books have never before failed to impress. I was surprised when I couldn't get into The Book Thief on my first several attempts, so I rented the book-on-tape. The setting was spectacular, and the characters were exciting. Right off the bat, Hornet was my favorite, but as the book progressed, she became severely underwritten. It was the same for the other orphan children. It felt like characters slipped out of notice, even when they we...more

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May 30, 2013 Ian Johnson rated it 4 of 5 stars

I read the entire Inkheart series before reading this book, and I was pleasantly surprised. The Inkheart has to be one of my most favorite book series of all time (next to Harry Potter), so I expected this book to be just as good. I didn't go into reading this book expecting the same magical feel as I got when reading Inkheart, simply because this book is in a different genre. I was able to connect with Prosper and Bo, because they were relatively around my age. The book starts off fairly slow b...more

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May 27, 2013 Ian rated it 4 of 5 stars

The Thief Lord by German author Cornelia Funke is the tale of two brothers, Bo and Prosper, that run away from home to Venice and meet Scipio, also known as The Thief Lord. This book was pretty exhilarating at times with the twists and moments of action and excitement, and it also provided a great image of Venice with its vivid use of imagery. The language used to describe Venice throughout the novel creates as clear a picture as anything: "The canals, gleaming in the sun, dappled the ancient br...more

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May 03, 2013 Joshua Musteen marked it as to-read

I really enjoyed this book, I thought it was very creative and the way the story line was set up was very interesting. At times the book (Or the Characters) were very confusing and to fast pace to follow, I say this as in the words or quotes people like Victor Getz in the book were commenting on, were very hard to follow I had to go back a couple of times in order to find out what the positions of people were and there thoughts on the moments. I thought my favorite part of the book was the begin...more

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Apr 21, 2013 Ajay rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This was the my Very first novel of my life , i finished it at around October 2006 .

I kept fluctuating between 3 and four stars. Ultimately I'd probably opt for 3 and 1/2, but since that's not an option, I'll go with four because I think it's more of a personal taste thing over the quality of the book.

The cast of characters is delightful, each with their own stories and personalities, and you can't help but hoping the "good guys" win. The plot was interesting, but I did feel that there were two...more

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Jan 26, 2013 Emma Kirkpatrick rated it 5 of 5 stars

The Thief Lord is about a few young twelve year old children. The names are Scipio, Prosper, Riccio, Mosca, and Hornet. Hornet is the nickname for the girl whom is twelve. Prosper and his five year old brother, Bo (Boniface), ran away from their Aunt Esther. Esther planned to send Prosper to a boarding school, while teaching sweet little Bo at home. Since Prosper cannot stand to leave his brother after his mother died, Prosper took his little brother to Venice, Italy, where they met a gang of th...more The Thief Lord is about a few young twelve year old children. The names are Scipio, Prosper, Riccio, Mosca, and Hornet. Hornet is the nickname for the girl whom is twelve. Prosper and his five year old brother, Bo (Boniface), ran away from their Aunt Esther. Esther planned to send Prosper to a boarding school, while teaching sweet little Bo at home. Since Prosper cannot stand to leave his brother after his mother died, Prosper took his little brother to Venice, Italy, where they met a gang of theives. The theives let them join their gang, as they lived in an old Cinema called the Stella. Scipio is their leader, whom wears black very often and never sleeps with the other children. He has lied to them, and later the other children question his title; "The Thief Lord." So later, Scipio reveals he hates being a child. While the others are orphans, he has a rich father. But his father absolutely hates Scipio and acts as though Scipio is a complete idiot. This sparks an idea for Scipio. He and Prosper go to the Isola Segreta; Secret Island. There is a magical merry-go-round of the Merciful Sisters, an orphanage foundership. On this magical merry-go-round, you must have all the peices for it to work. You can become older or younger, depending on which animal you ride on. The wing was missing for a long time, and Scipio and Prosper get stuck on the island for a while. After Scipio rides - Prosper thought better than to ride the merry-go-round - he is stuck as an adult forever because of Barbarossa, an old, fat man who owns a little knick knack store. He doesnt jump off in time, kicks the lion, and breaks off a wing once he is already a young child, breaking the merry-go-round. The children are cross with Barbarossa, and with knowledge of Scipio's lies, Bo being nearly stuck with his aunt, and Hornet being taken to the orphanage of the Merciful Sisters after the police invade the Stella while the others are dealing with the Conte, who owns the merry-go-round, nothing can ever be the same. The children do end up together in the end all the same, but they have to live in different places; yet still safe. Scipio, who changes his last name from Massimo to Fortunato - The fortunate one - and lives with "the snoop," as Riccio calls him, who is the detective Victor Getz. Riccio and Mosca live in a shabby little place out of their own free will. Prosper and Hornet and Bo all live at Ida Spavento's house, who was the owner of the missing wing from the merry-go-round. This book really kept me on the edge of my seat, wondering what would happen next. I recomend this book to you strongly.(less)

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Dec 10, 2012 Paul rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

My ten-year-old daughter recommended I read this novel, which is probably the only reason I picked it up. I’ll take her recommendations more seriously from now on (though I’ll probably pass on The Babysitters’ Club books she likes so much).

A pair of runaways make their way to Venice, Italy, and are lucky to fall in with a group of kids living in an abandoned theatre and supported by the mysterious Thief Lord, a child who makes seemingly impossible robberies commonplace.

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Cornelia Caroline Funke is a multiple award-winning German author of children's and YA fiction. She is best known for her Inkheart trilogy. The Inkheart books have gained a variety of attention, and critics have praised Funke as the "German J. K. Rowling". Her books are very popular in her native country, and many have now been translated into English. Her work fits mainly into the fantasy and adv...more

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“They wouldn't tell Scipio how much of the counterfeit cash was left since, as Riccio put it, 'You're a detective now, after all.” — 28 people liked it

“-You forgot something important!
-What?
-It's under my sweater!
-WHAT?!
-Me!” — 23 people liked it

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